The career path untaken, everyone has one. Sean Adams admits in his documentary that history is his chosen discipline, second to graphic design. Luckily design is a field that has rich history. Being up to date on the history of art and design provides a base for progression and references to be inspired, but I can tell that Seans' enthusiasm for history encompasses the world at large beyond design.
Zeitgeist is the German word for the "spirit of the age". Every generation has a unique mood and feel that is shaped by the events and trends of the time. Design is reflexive. It both helps to create historical trends/events and is also created be them. To know to the history of design is to know the history of the world told through a design lens.
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